The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-03

{ were a thousand dollars that was exempted
rom taxation in favor of the men who make
heir living by the labor of their hands. Gap
plause).
I will tell you one thing that am not
in favor of; am not in favor of carrying
On the government by increasing the taxa
tion on lands (great cheering).
Now, if 1 were not so tired, would like to
saw something about the surplus revenue.
Do you know that they are piling up at the
rate of Sl00,O00OOO year in the treasury OF
the United States, money that ls collected
and for which the government has no use
Why, if the thing is not stopped, after
while nearly all the money will be IN the
treasury of the United States under lock and
KEY. and don't know but what you will have
to go back to trading coon skins, 1 expect, in
order to get your daily bread great laughter)'
Why, it is monstrous; it is simply monstrous.
I have said that everybody is bound to con-
tribute to the support of the government, but
it is monstrous to tax the people $lOO,OOOoJO
year in order to get money and lay 1t up IN
the treasury of the United States when the
governme ent don't need it at all, and which
the government can make no honest use OF.
There never was anything in the world more
corruptng than this accumulation of surplus
money in that way. 1t leads to all manner OF
corrupt schemes OF expenditures in Congress-
and if it goes on much longer there will be no
such thing as an honest tax bill or an honest
appropriation bill pass the House. But
cannot speak of it at more length; am too
tired.
1 intended to say something about public
lands, but will let that pass, because others
can speak to you on that subject.
Now, 1 want to say one thing to you.
have spoken about our candidate for Cover
nor. want to say that SO far as know, we
have excellent candidates for the other State
Offices. but there is one man want to speak
to YOU about, because know him right we'll.
He is man that you have heard about, ana
that man is Grover Cleveland, President OF
the United States (great cheering). Now, my
friends, have seen a good many Presidents
in my long life; l have known several OF them
personally, and have read the history OF the
administrations of all of them. l have seen
and 1 know (and 1 think l know him full
wel9 Grover Cleveland, our President OF the
United States, and, on my honor as man,
vho is bound to tell you the truth, If eUer man
avas bound to tell the truth to his felloacmen, L
do mol believe that more honest braUer, tT1ter
Cleveland enthusiastic applause and cries OF
"Hurrah for Cleveland.0
Tt was said that if he should be elected
President the country would all be ruined.
Still even my friend John Sherman agrees
that the sun does rise yet Qaughter) and that
the rain does fall (renewed laughter, and that
the corn does grow and Johns fences are IN
as good condition as they ever were (pro-
longed laughter and cheering), notwithstand-
ing that Grover Cleveland is President of the
United States.
Well. my friends, I say he is an honest
brave man. He is more than that (applause)
He is a man of far more ability than people
who do not know him suppose. He has that
supreme faculty, the best of all faculties
which we designate by the term Common
Sense" Continued applause). If he is mo-
a level-headed, common sense, honest man
then I am no judge of men (applause ano
cries of " Yes, you are. y Now, am glad te
find that every day that he lives he grows il
the estimation of the American people, and
my firm belief is that when his four years are
at an end they will say to him, You have
done well when we put such and such trust
in your hands; we have tried you for fou
years and found you will do well, and nov
you may take your seat for another four year
great and prolonged applause).
My friends, must stop. I am more fatiguet
than thought 1 should be. When 1 cam
here this beautiful day to meet you, some o
you whom have known for 40 years or more
felt better than l have felt for a month, ant
1 said to a friend who met me and who con
graduated me on what he called my goo
looks Qaughter)-he never saw me when
was young, or he would have known bette
(repewed laughter), that the best medicin
that had ever found in my life for sicknes
was to go to Democratic meeting (merrimen
and cheering), and believe in that, for ha
been confined almost a month the create
part of the time to my room with this terribl
old mans complaint, rheumatism. 1t is
very mean complaint, 1 tell you. have bee
perfectly lame and crippled with it, but
started to come here yesterday afternoon, an
every mile travelled got better and bette
and when 1 got up this morning 1 felt like
young colt, but it is no good. My time is u
My friends, this is probably the last polit
ical speech I ever shall make. don't kno,
I am pretty tough old fellow, and it ms
be that will be wandering about here, Lib
ghost, ten years from now, talking Demo
racy. I will swear that you will never he.